tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600575121886358008.post1904765513332723409..comments2019-07-07T00:56:57.153-04:00Comments on Vintage Leaf Memories - Michael Langlois: Some favourite old-time summertime Maple Leaf (and other) hockey memories…Michael Langloishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17526281022840514679noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600575121886358008.post-81571726847497527572016-09-01T16:21:38.435-04:002016-09-01T16:21:38.435-04:00Hi Alex- I&#39;ll aim to post more as the season a...Hi Alex- I&#39;ll aim to post more as the season approaches!Michael Langloishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526281022840514679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600575121886358008.post-44175791467703436092016-09-01T14:56:03.288-04:002016-09-01T14:56:03.288-04:00hi michael, it&#39;s been slow the past several we...hi michael, it&#39;s been slow the past several weeks in leafs-nation... i&#39;m looking forward to entries by you in the future, especially once the season gets rolling!alex chttp://xanderdds.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600575121886358008.post-81541365763087729782016-07-22T21:32:49.408-04:002016-07-22T21:32:49.408-04:00I should have been commenting on your July 3 post ...I should have been commenting on your July 3 post about the Leafs taking the long road. I agree they are and I was happy to see Matthews was signed yesterday because it really didn&#39;t make sense to have Lou trying to low ball the #1 overall pick. Lou may well be a team first guy but you have to go with the times and it would have been embarrassing to see the Leafs not give Auston the max. You don&#39;t wait 30 years for a #1 centre then low ball him. Wendel was a #1 and pretty good but just from what I have seen Matthews is at a totally different level.<br /><br />So now I really don&#39;t know what to expect. I know I am hoping they are a lot better than all the analysts are saying. Rielly could be the #1 d-man, Andersen could be the elite goalie and Matthews, no questions asked, is the #1 elite centre. Then you have Marner and Nylander and it really is getting exciting.<br /><br />I go over all the prospects in the Leafs system and can&#39;t see how they are not winning a few Cups a few years from now. They have a lot of prospects, all the talk is about Matthews, Marner and Nylander but I read Kapanen was the best player on the Marlies playoff drive so he could be another valuable piece.<br /><br />Maybe the Leafs are not as close as I think but maybe they could surprise everyone. If it goes the way the analysts are predicting, and I guess they are usually right it will be a while before the Leafs are even a playoff team. Personally I am not expecting a Cup this year but if Matthews, Marner, Nylander, Rielly and Andersen do what we are all hoping the Leafs will have a dynasty.<br />Altonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600575121886358008.post-34292403447764874432016-07-21T14:07:26.138-04:002016-07-21T14:07:26.138-04:00I was pretty young at the time, Alex, but I think ...I was pretty young at the time, Alex, but I think you&#39;re right that many Hab fans were probably distressed at the time. Worsley was seen as a good goalie on a bad team. Plante had been a &quot;winner&quot;. In the end, it sure worked out for Montreal, though Goyette and Marshall both had some very good years in New York.<br /><br />We&#39;ll see how Subban and Weber do in their new situations...Michael Langloishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526281022840514679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600575121886358008.post-68949304447547946002016-07-21T14:01:29.824-04:002016-07-21T14:01:29.824-04:00sounds like the habs have had quite a history of s...sounds like the habs have had quite a history of stirring things up in the summer (my guess is similar to the subban trade, the fans weren&#39;t all that happy with plante leaving!)alex chttp://xanderdds.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com